diff --git a/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/DB2DatabaseIT.java b/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/DB2DatabaseIT.java
index 23c8e853c..1e7142675 100644
--- a/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/DB2DatabaseIT.java
+++ b/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/DB2DatabaseIT.java
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ public class DB2DatabaseIT extends AbstractSqlDatabaseIT {
     @Container(image = "${db2.image}", port = 50000, expectedLog = "Setup has completed")
     static Db2Service db2 = new Db2Service();
 
-    @QuarkusApplication
-    static RestService app = new RestService().withProperties("db2_app.properties")
+    @QuarkusApplication(properties = "db2_app.properties")
+    static RestService app = new RestService()
             .withProperty("quarkus.datasource.username", db2.getUser())
             .withProperty("quarkus.datasource.password", db2.getPassword())
             .withProperty("quarkus.datasource.jdbc.url", db2::getJdbcUrl);
diff --git a/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/MariaDBDatabaseIT.java b/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/MariaDBDatabaseIT.java
index 3a0619360..a98bd75f8 100644
--- a/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/MariaDBDatabaseIT.java
+++ b/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/MariaDBDatabaseIT.java
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ public class MariaDBDatabaseIT extends AbstractSqlDatabaseIT {
             + MARIADB_PORT)
     static MariaDbService database = new MariaDbService();
 
-    @QuarkusApplication
-    static RestService app = new RestService().withProperties("mariadb_app.properties")
+    @QuarkusApplication(properties = "mariadb_app.properties")
+    static RestService app = new RestService()
             .withProperty("quarkus.datasource.username", database.getUser())
             .withProperty("quarkus.datasource.password", database.getPassword())
             .withProperty("quarkus.datasource.jdbc.url", database::getJdbcUrl);
diff --git a/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/MssqlDatabaseIT.java b/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/MssqlDatabaseIT.java
index 56d4d392e..590369af9 100644
--- a/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/MssqlDatabaseIT.java
+++ b/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/MssqlDatabaseIT.java
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ public class MssqlDatabaseIT extends AbstractSqlDatabaseIT {
             @Dependency(groupId = "io.quarkus", artifactId = "quarkus-security"),
             @Dependency(groupId = "org.bouncycastle", artifactId = "bctls-fips"),
             @Dependency(groupId = "org.bouncycastle", artifactId = "bc-fips")
-    })
+    }, properties = "mssql.properties")
     static final RestService app = new RestService()
             .withProperties(database::getTlsProperties)
-            .withProperties("mssql.properties")
             .withProperty("quarkus.security.security-providers", "BCFIPSJSSE")
             .withProperty("quarkus.datasource.username", database.getUser())
             .withProperty("quarkus.datasource.password", database.getPassword())
diff --git a/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/MySqlDatabaseIT.java b/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/MySqlDatabaseIT.java
index b298347a2..2d521f275 100644
--- a/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/MySqlDatabaseIT.java
+++ b/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/MySqlDatabaseIT.java
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ public class MySqlDatabaseIT extends AbstractSqlDatabaseIT {
     @Container(image = "${mysql.80.image}", port = MYSQL_PORT, expectedLog = "port: " + MYSQL_PORT)
     static MySqlService database = new MySqlService();
 
-    @QuarkusApplication
-    static RestService app = new RestService().withProperties("mysql.properties")
+    @QuarkusApplication(properties = "mysql.properties")
+    static RestService app = new RestService()
             .withProperty("quarkus.datasource.username", database.getUser())
             .withProperty("quarkus.datasource.password", database.getPassword())
             .withProperty("quarkus.datasource.jdbc.url", database::getJdbcUrl);
diff --git a/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/OracleDatabaseIT.java b/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/OracleDatabaseIT.java
index aa440f7d7..cf8218e3c 100644
--- a/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/OracleDatabaseIT.java
+++ b/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/OracleDatabaseIT.java
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ public class OracleDatabaseIT extends AbstractSqlDatabaseIT {
     @Container(image = "${oracle.image}", port = ORACLE_PORT, expectedLog = "DATABASE IS READY TO USE!")
     static OracleService database = new OracleService();
 
-    @QuarkusApplication
-    static RestService app = new RestService().withProperties("oracle.properties")
+    @QuarkusApplication(properties = "oracle.properties")
+    static RestService app = new RestService()
             .withProperty("quarkus.datasource.username", database.getUser())
             .withProperty("quarkus.datasource.password", database.getPassword())
             .withProperty("quarkus.datasource.jdbc.url", database::getJdbcUrl);
diff --git a/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/PostgresqlDatabaseIT.java b/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/PostgresqlDatabaseIT.java
index 4458003cb..3d3ca39a7 100644
--- a/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/PostgresqlDatabaseIT.java
+++ b/sql-db/sql-app/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/sqldb/sqlapp/PostgresqlDatabaseIT.java
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ public class PostgresqlDatabaseIT extends AbstractSqlDatabaseIT {
     @Container(image = "${postgresql.latest.image}", port = POSTGRESQL_PORT, expectedLog = "listening on IPv4 address")
     static PostgresqlService database = new PostgresqlService();
 
-    @QuarkusApplication
-    static RestService app = new RestService().withProperties("postgresql.properties")
+    @QuarkusApplication(properties = "postgresql.properties")
+    static RestService app = new RestService()
             .withProperty("quarkus.datasource.username", database.getUser())
             .withProperty("quarkus.datasource.password", database.getPassword())
             .withProperty("quarkus.datasource.jdbc.url", database::getJdbcUrl);